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It’s none of your business ________ other people think about you. Believe yourself.

  A. how     B. what     C. which    D. when

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— When did they come back last night?

— It was midnight ____ all of us were sleeping.

A. that   B. when     C. which    D. in which

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—Have you known each other for long?

   —Not very long, ________we started to work in the company.

A. after                              B. before                    C. when               D. since

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第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

The first day of college I met a little old lady. I was __36__. “Why are you here at such a young age?” I asked.

“To meet a rich husband, __37__, have children, and then retire and travel!” she replied __38__.

I laughed, but we became close friends. For the whole __39__ we would leave class together and __40__ nonstop. I was always listening as she __41__ her wisdom and experience.

At the end of the term Rose was invited to make a __42__. I’ll never forget her words. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old __43__ because we stop playing. The only __44__ of staying young is being happy and achieving success. You have to find humor and __45__. You’ve got to have a(n) __46__. When you lose dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are __47__ and don’t even know it! Growing older doesn’t __48__ growing up. Anybody can grow older doing __49__. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. My idea is that one grows up by always finding __50__ in life. Have no regrets. The elderly don’t have regrets for what we did, __51__ for things we didn’t do. The only people who fear death are those with __52__.”

The college year ended. Rose got her __53__ but passed away one week after graduation. Many students attended the funeral (葬禮) of the __54__ woman who taught by __55__: never too late to be all you can possibly be.

36. A. happy                 B. sorry                        C. active                       D. curious

37. A. make money              B. get married               C. earn a degree            D. find work

38. A. briefly                B. happily                    C. jokingly                   D. seriously

39. A. term                   B. month                      C. week                        D. day

40. A. talk                    B. work                        C. race                         D. smile

41. A. shared                B. enjoyed                    C. admired                   D. imagined

42. A. decision                     B. speech                      C. wish                        D. bet

43. A. slightly               B. possibly                   C. hardly                      D. simply

44. A. skill                   B. secret                       C. plan                         D. style

45. A. stop                    B. rest                          C. wonder                    D. laugh

46. A. try                            B. chance                            C. dream                      D. education

47. A. weak                  B. dead                        C. old                          D. ill

48. A. include               B. need                        C. mean                       D. escape

49. A. nothing               B. anything                   C. something                D. everything

50. A. solutions             B. faults                       C. secrets                      D. opportunities

51. A. but rather            B. in turn                            C. and yet                         D. if not

52. A. talents                B. abilities                    C. regrets                            D. dreams

53. A. respect                B. degree                      C. fame                        D. disease

54. A. attractive            B. funny                       C. easy-going                D. impressive

55. A. direction             B. promise                    C. example                   D. theory

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SPECIAL EVENTS

THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Take Me out to the Ballgame

It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold… Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.

Do you want to hear “The Zoo”?

“The Zoo, a popular group from Australia, will give their first U.S. concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

67. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food ________.

A. at the front entrance of City Hall     

B. at the Ballgame

C. at 5:00 p.m.                 

D. at Central Park on Saturday

68 If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ________.

A. your worries       

B. your beautiful walk

C. your learning about local history   

D. your comfortable shoes

69. The Redbirds ballgame ________.

   A. is in the afternoon      B. is out door   C. is at the gate     D. might be cold

70. “The Zoo” is ________.

A. a park with lots of animals there   

B. U.S. concert

C. a music group  

D. going to give the concert at 8 a.m. tomorrow

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第二節(jié): 書面表達(dá)（滿分15分）

假如你叫李華， 是一位高二學(xué)生。請用英語給校長寫封信，反映有些同學(xué)在教室使用手機(jī)的情況，并提出你的建議。

要點(diǎn)提示：

教室是學(xué)習(xí)的地方,需要保持安靜。

在課堂上經(jīng)常聽見手機(jī)的鈴聲；

有的同學(xué)還在課堂上發(fā)短信息。

注意：1、要在要點(diǎn)提示的基礎(chǔ)上做適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使信的內(nèi)容充實(shí)全面；

      2、要提一至兩條建議；

2、信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不記入總詞數(shù)；

      3、詞數(shù)：100字左右

提示：短信 short messages

Dear editor,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                Yours sincerely,

                                     Li Hua

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 It is suggested that medicine should not be kept where it is __________ to little children.

A. acceptable            B. accessible            C. available            D. preferable

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I have just come in to see if I can be _________ any assistance to them.

A. with                 B. on                    C. at                     D. of

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 The small mountain village______we spent our holiday last month lies in        is now part of Hubei.

   A. which; where      B. where; what      C. that; which      D. when; which

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To manage these investments，we rely on no less than five leading fund managers with proven expert skill as specialist in their chosen investment fields. With their different approaches to investment, these five fund managers have been specially selected by Marks and Spencer Financial Services as we believe they will exchange their opinion with each other perfectly in meeting our overall aim for the fund of consistent growth. This balanced management approach, not only gives the potential to achieve better results than market averages in individual industry but also allows quick reactions to protect your interests in the event of market downturns.  

So who are the fund managers selected to look after your Investment Portfolio Investment and what exactly will they be doing on your behalf?

    BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD

    BGI have been chosen to track the FTSE A1l Share Index (指數(shù))．For this，they have put together a portfolio of shares which closely resembles the UK equity market as a whole．

    BAILLE GIFFORD

    EBG will be looking for companies that can offer excellent growth chances．

    GMO WOOLLEY LTD

    Their expert skill is in finding companies which they believe are valued at less than they are worth．In this，they have developed advanced research methods to identify under-valued companies．

    CLAY FlNLAY

By looking at global political and economic trends as well as individual companies，Clay Finlay can identify international market opportunities and especially select companies with strong growth chances．

    ROTHSCHILD ASSET MANAGEMENT

Rothschild aims to add stability and income to the Fund by investing in government bonds(公債)and other fixed interest securities．

    And with Marks&Spencer Financial Services, you'll also have the reassurance that your interests will be looked after by a name you know you can really trust for quality，honesty and value every step of the way．

    It all adds up to a tremendous opportunity for savers looking for a lower risk way to make more of their money with the extra boost to their profit potential of saving tax free through an ISA，so what are you waiting for?

1．The text is most likely to be found in    ．

    A．a(chǎn) scientific research report          B．a(chǎn) travel magazine

    C．a(chǎn) weekly newspaper                   D．a(chǎn) geography textbook

2．Who will be most interested in reading the advertisement?

    A．Accountants．                          B．Students．

C．Investors．                                D．Professors．

3．What is the function of Investment Portfolio Fund?

  A．Exposing your money to the ups and downs of the direct investment into shares．

  B．Helping lower risk with the potential for higher returns．

  C．Hiring no less than five leading fund managers．

  D．Giving a detailed description of balanced management requirement．

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A．The five fund managers with different approaches to investment can cooperate with each other perfectly．

B．Marks&Spencer Financial Services reassure the investors that their interests will be well    1ooked after．

C．Clay Finlay can identify international market opportunities and especially select companies    with strong growth chances．

D．Gmo Woolley will be looking for companies that can offer excellent growth chances.